Chapter 741: 741

Chapter 741: Too Green

As the Kun Peng glided rapidly, the two chain blades instantly straightened.

One of the chain blades was deeply embedded in the towering tree, almost cutting its trunk into seven or eight pieces.

The other chain blade, however, scratched the Kun Peng’s keel until it created sparks as if it was trying to break the keel that was made of super alloy.

The tremendous pulling force from the two chain blades was more like two trains that were moving in opposite directions. The crystal engines were blowing at the maximum, as though they were trying to tear Meng Chao apart from the middle.

Meng Chao’s eyes were bloodshot.

His skin was also as red as a cooked lobster.

Divine Nine Dragon Seals was activated to the maximum, and spirit energy rippled out of his 36,000 pores like tornadoes.

Mysterious and complicated spirit tattoos then appeared on every inch of his skin. All the spirit tattoos gathered together at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into several dragons that were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

“What terrifying power!”

The exploration team led by Long Feijun was almost entirely made up of young officers from the Red Dragon Army.

Many of them had received Lei Zongchao’s teachings in Battle God Palace.

They could tell at a glance that Meng Chao had cultivated Divine Nine Dragon Seals to the highest level, and he was at the peak of perfection.

Obviously, he had received Lei Zongchao’s true teachings.

Even Long Feijun, who was at the peak of the Heaven Realm, was slightly stunned when he saw Meng Chao’s copper- and iron-like muscles emitting crystal-clear light.

He could not believe that Meng Chao, who had just entered the Heaven Realm, could cultivate to such a shocking level in just half a year.

But in the next second, they all reacted.

“Quick, help! Use this big tree to stall the Kun Peng!”

All the superhumans held the safety rope made of the monster’s tendons in their hands and threw it at the towering tree that Meng Chao was anchoring.

They also used the other end of the safety rope to tie up the Kun Peng’s keel.

If the safety rope was not long enough, it would be tied directly to Meng Chao’s chain blade.

Then, they clenched their teeth and widened their strange eyes. They used their strength together to help Meng Chao lighten his burden.

After that, they applied a new force to the Kun Peng from the lower slope. They dragged it firmly, drawing an arc that was different from the original falling trajectory.

The dozens of safety ropes were instantly stretched straight like chain blades.

The Kun Peng was akin to a wild horse that had been released and put on the reins.

Even though everyone, including Meng Chao, was pulling on the ropes with their arms as if they were about to tear them apart…

The Kun Peng and the keel under their feet also emitted ear-piercing sounds of metal fatigue and even cracking.

However, under the concerted efforts of the many Heaven Realm experts, the armored airship finally changed its direction inch by inch.

It changed from going straight forward to circling the towering tree.

At that moment, with a “kacha” sound, the towering tree that acted as the anchor point finally could not bear the strong pulling force. It was uprooted, and it flew up.

However, before it could fly thirty to fifty meters, it was stuck horizontally between the two trees.

The powerful force of the thump instantly snapped all the safety ropes.

Even Meng Chao’s chain blade left his hand and tore off a large piece of skin on his arm.

The Kun Peng once again became a wild horse.

Fortunately, after the efforts of Meng Chao and the others, this wild horse was also exhausted. After crossing the last few hundred meters, it crashed into a huge rock on one side of the mountain and fell to the edge of the swamp.

Boom!

The foul-smelling mud was like a raging wave, attacking the broken pod.

Fortunately, the aerostat gasbag with hundreds of airtight cabins was not completely dry, but it still provided 30% buoyancy.

In addition, the aerostat gasbag was nearly 300 meters long and had a huge surface area, dragging them along the swamp. They were partially gliding and partially sinking in the swamp, not sinking entirely into the depths.

The crew and the exploration team climbed out of the pod with difficulty and climbed made their way out of the swamp along the dry aerostat gasbag.

They only fell down when they found solid ground. Sprawled on the ground, they could not get up for a long time.

After panting for a while, their hearts gradually returned to their chests, and their three souls and seven spirits gathered together again. Only then did they get up with great difficulty. They looked at each other as they were covered in mud, looking neither like a human nor ghost. They revealed their snow-white teeth and laughed happily after surviving the disaster.

“Where is Meng Chao?”

The exploration team members searched with their eyes one after another.

Then, they gave a thumbs up to Meng Chao, who had washed away the mud on his face.

Many of the young military officers who had known Meng Chao since he was in Battle God Palace even gave him a bear hug. They thanked him for saving everyone and the mission.

Right then, the long-range bombing had ended.

The explorers climbed onto the towering trees at the edge of the swamp and looked into the distance. They saw that the valley, where the UHV transmission towers were located, had completely turned into a sea of fire.

The green giants that were covered in vines, moss, and twigs had been burned by the fire. They revealed their true forms as they curled up into strange-looking piles of scrap metal.

Even though they were so far away, the exploration team members seemed to be able to hear the screams of the iron towers and the burning sensation that assaulted their faces.

They could not help but secretly click their tongues. If they had not fled fast enough, they truly might have perished together with those UHV transmission towers.

Fortunately, the crew members’ super skills and everyone’s concerted efforts allowed them to escape.

Apart from the violent impact when they landed, and a few of the boxes sank into the depths of the mud, the cargo boxes that were loaded with weapons, ammunition, exploration equipment, and transmigration gate parts did not suffer too much damage.

Before Kun Peng had completely sunk into the swamp, Long Feijun had organized everyone to move all the goods out of the swamp area.

After inspection, some of the components that were used to set up the portal had been slightly deformed due to the invasion of the spirit energy ripples.

The precision of the components of the portal was extremely high.

If the components were just a hair’s breadth away, they could be fitted seamlessly at first glance. When they were in operation, they might even be able to transport people and materials thousands of miles away or even into outer space.

Therefore, the members of the Project 101 team had to carefully examine every part and try to eliminate the effects of deformation.

The good news was that they had brought two sets of parts for the portal.

In the worst-case scenario, combining them into one and assembling an intact portal was still very promising, but it would take time.

“Team one, survey the terrain nearby with me and compare it with the known maps. Confirm our location and find the road leading to the sinkhole.”

Long Feijun gave his orders in an orderly manner. “Team two, stay here and guard the machine masters to help repair and organize the portal.

“Team three, observe the effects of the long-range bombing. Take photos and transmit them to the rear to help the main force complete the construction of the landing site.

“If possible, bring back some samples of the contaminated UHV transmission towers and find out what the hell made them look like that.

“Pay attention. Safety first. If you notice that another UHV transmission tower is still ‘alive’, retreat immediately and continue to call for long-range firepower to blast the hell out of it!”

The word “alive” did not seem to be appropriate here.

However, everyone understood what Long Feijun meant.

The three squads followed the order and set off.

Meng Chao followed Long Feijun.

They scouted the area around the Kun Peng with the landing point as the center.

As far as their eyes could see, there were lush forests everywhere.

No matter how many times they circled, all they saw was the same environment.

They could not help but wonder if they had stepped into a space crack and encountered a “ghost fighting a wall.”

Even if they wanted to find a few large monsters and speculate about the ecological chain of this place and the kings at the top of the food chain, they could not find anything.

The surroundings were dead silent, so quiet that it made people panic.

“Senior Brother Long, do you feel that this jungle is a bit strange?”

Meng Chao compared it with what he saw in the wilderness where he had trained for three months. His heart thumped, and he whispered to Long Feijun.

While unleashing the signature ability of the six-star spirit armor, Long Feijun expanded the vibrating range of the vitality magnetic field and helped the members of the team improve their mobility. He turned around and asked, “What do you mean?”

“It’s too quiet.”

Meng Chao said, “Logically speaking, there should be a lot of flying beasts, wolves, tigers, and leopards living in the forests of such a scale.

“Not to mention, this is the entrance to the monster civilization’s ultimate lair. Even if we are pretending to be more impressive than we are, we should still prepare for some Nightmarish Beasts and Hell Beasts here. This is what we call a dragon’s den and tiger’s den!

“The long-range firepower is so fierce that even the valley close to us has been turned into a sea of fire. The fall of the Kun Peng was so earth-shattering. If there were really a lot of monsters living here, they would have been in chaos by now, wouldn’t they?

“Why is there no reaction at all?”

“That makes sense.”

Long Feijun pondered for a moment and said, “Usually, there are not many large monsters in a seemingly lush jungle. It is definitely not a good omen. It means that the top predator is an extremely tyrannical and greedy existence that has devoured all the animals, including snakes, insects, rats, ants, wolves, tigers, and leopards!

“Don’t tell me that the green giants that the vines have turned into have eaten all the monsters here

“It doesn’t look like it. You’ve seen the swaying of the high voltage transmission towers. Their movements are astonishing, and they will definitely leave a lot of traces. However, the moss in this jungle is intact, and there are no traces on the ground. It seems that the dominator here is someone else.”

Meng Chao stared at the jungle and said, “Besides, don’t you think that this jungle is too ‘green’? It’s so Green that it’s a little greasy and disgusting?”

Meng Chao finally realized where the insecurity that had been lingering in his heart since he crawled out of the wreckage of the Kun Peng came from.

No matter how lush the ordinary primitive jungle was, there would always be large patches of black interspersed with rocks, tree trunks, soil, humus, and swamp mud.

The rocks, tree trunks, and the ground there, on the other hand, were covered in a thick layer of emerald green. There was simply no other color.

Meng Chao poured his spirit energy into his fingertips. On the one hand, it enhanced his sense of touch, and on the other hand, it protected his dermis and capillaries.

He gently wiped the emerald green that was covered in the tree trunks.

He discovered that it was a layer of slippery lichen.

It was like fungus that had been bubbling for days and had become fat, big, and smelly.